bono mack, dr. raul ruiz who's an emergency room physician is challenging her in a district, again, that was redrawn, becoming less republican, more competitive. in nevada the speaker of the assembly is also running in a competitive race against an incumbent in the new non-latino majority district 3. today we also are releasing a new report about opportunities for latinos in state legislatures. let's remember this is not just a federal election. it's not just an election about the presidency or the congress and the senate, it's also about elections in state legislatures across the country. today there are latinos and latinos running in 39 of the 50 states, running for senate seats and house seats. there are at least nine states where latinos are running for state senate seats. currently, there are 67 latinos who serve in the upper houses of the state legislatures. our projections are that we will gain at least ten new state senators after these elections leading to a net gain of ten for a new total